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THE MUSIC OF JANIS JOPLIN AND JANIS IAN

IMAGINED AND PERFORMED BY KYRA GORDON

Kyra Gordon is a jazz & blues vocalist known for her soulful tone and captivating stage-presence. Originally from Oakland, CA, Gordon's mischievous and searching spirit comes through both in her songwriting and in her witty stage banter. As a founding member of the Bay Area hip-hop collective “The Freeze,” she captured audiences with her playful vocal and piano improvisations. Gordon currently plays keyboards and sings lead vocals for the original funk project “Captain Input,” performs weekly solo shows at San Francisco’s Rite Spot, and lends her talents to indie films. The first vocalist to graduate from the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley, Gordon now leads vocal performance courses at her alma mater and teaches music to over 400 students in the Richmond public schools. Driven by a sense connection to female artists of the 60s and 70s, Gordon is in the midst of creating a new show that will debut at Ashkenaz in March 2018: “Loving Janis: the music of Janis Ian and Janis Joplin”. FULL BIO & PRESS PICS > >

"Their songs have been part of the fabric of my life... Both of them being strong female band leaders, facing all of the challenges that come with being a woman in the public eye, have always fascinated and inspired me. As I trod down my own weird and rocky road, I look to them for advice through their voices and artistry"

"Bye Bye Baby" Loving Janis: The Music of Janis Joplin & Janis Ian

"Dance With Me" Loving Janis: The Music of Janis Joplin & Janis Ian

"New York in The Springtime" Loving Janis: The Music of Janis Joplin & Janis Ian

Loving Janis: The Music of Janis Joplin & Janis Ian: "Davy"

Loving Janis: The Music of Janis Joplin & Janis Ian

PRESS

A Bay Area native, Kyra grew up in Oakland singing in choirs and acting in plays. She moved to Holloywood at 15 but found out when she was 17 that TV and Hollywood wasn't for her. After co-starring in the NBC show 'The 70's" the Bay Area native armed herself with a fake i.d. and landed her first singing gig on the Sunset Strip. Her musical journey took her to New Orleans, Hawaii and France, until finally returning home to the Bay Area in 2007. Local fans will be familiar with her work with the improvisational hip-hop group 'The Freeze"...